Only electronics the size of a standard laptop or larger (for example Playstation®, Xbox™, or Nintendo®), full-size DVD players, and video cameras that use video cassettes must be removed from their carrying cases and submitted separately for x-ray screening. Removing larger electronics helps us get a better look at them and also allows us to get a better look at the contents of your bag. If you you have a TSA “checkpoint friendly” laptop bag, you can leave your laptop in.)

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The TSA probably does something important, but most of their rules, what they allow/disallow, is just silliness. Bruce Schneier called it security theater, and he’s right.

This one time, a dude tried unsuccessfully to ignite his shoes. Since then, all passengers have been required to take off their shoes for screening. Then, people tried unsuccessfully to bring “liquid explosives” onto a plane, so now you’re not allowed to bring WATER through the checkpoint.

Are we any safer? Not really. You can still bring baby formula, and/or explosives disguised as baby formula.